The jinxed Johnny Forzani

Most cuss words, when uttered in professional sports, rank as gratuitous fillers with little or nothing in the way of actual meaning.

Calgary Stampeders wide receiver Johnny Forzani, however, earned a pass Monday in describing his seemingly never-ending battle to get back in the lineup.

“An f-ing nightmare,” Forzani said in describing last 366 days of his life. “That’s the only way I can put it. It’s just been a lot.”

A year ago Sunday, Forzani wrecked his left ankle in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The initial diagnosis, a high sprain, suggested a complete-and-full recovery in time for training camp in 2013.

But come early May, Forzani flew to Vail, Colo. for surgery to repair torn ligaments. And after a series of setbacks, Forzani still has no way to nail down a date for return to action.

“Looking forward, I’m positive I’m going to be back healthy,” he said. “I know I’m going to get better.

“A year does go by. Time marches on. I will be back when I can.”

Forzani, 24, took part in practice Monday, but he needs to string together several days without a setback for head coach/general manager John Hufnagel to even consider deploying the speedster in an actual game.

Short yardage: RB Jon Cornish sat out of practice Monday for “maintenance” reasons. OT Dan Federkeil and DT Junior Turner took part in practice, and could return as early as Friday in Edmonton (although next Saturday against Saskatchewan is more likely.)…Watch for either Jeff Fuller or Kamar Jorden to come off the practice roster this week and start at wide receiver in favour of the injured Joe West.

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